Genoa
Genoa is a seaport in Northwest Italy, South of Milan; one of the most important seaports in Italy, in competition with the ports of Marseille and Barcelona; managed by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority) which includes the ports of Genoa, Savona, Pra’ and Vado; the organisation is also known as “Ports of Genoa”; together the ports are Italy’s pre-eminent port range in terms of traffic volumes, product diversity and economic output, and play a pivotal role in the Mediterranean, in a global shipping industry characterised by carrier upsizing and mega liner alliances.
MSC Cruises to handle about 1.1 million passengers in Genoa port in 2019
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 2, 2018 – MSC Cruises, the largest private cruise company in the world, is preparing to close 2018 and inaugurate 2019 by...
Arkas Line updates line calling at Genoa port
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 31, 2018 – Arkas Line has announced updates for the services offered at the port of Genoa. With a view to improving the...
Tirrenia, Moby open bookings for 2019 season
Cagliari, Italy (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – Italian ferry companies Tirrenia and Moby have opened the bookings for the 2019 season, offering about...
Italy proposes €20 million project at Genoa port to CEF
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 26, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...
Genoa port set to benefit from extra Volotea flights from local airport
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 25, 2018 – The low-cost Spanish airline Volotea has announced new routes from Cristoforo Colombo airport in Genoa to...
Fire destroys Savona port authority’s headquarters
Savona, Italy (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – A fire that broke out shortly after 1300 local time on October 24 destroyed the new building that houses the...
OOCL launches direct line linking Mediterranean region to West Africa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 23, 2018 – Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has launched a new direct service between the Mediterranean and West...
Blue economy highlighted at Siat conference Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 20, 2018 – The second edition of the technical conference organized by Siat Spa, the insurance company of the Unipol...
Italy’s cruise industry expects 12 million passengers in 2019
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – Italy’s cruise industry expects a record year in 2019, with about 12 million passengers expected, up...
Planning ongoing for Genoa Shipping week in June 2019
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 13, 2018 – Numerous scheduled events for the fourth edition of Genoa Shipping Week, organized by Assagenti, the...
Italian government announces funding for Genoa port following August bridge collapse
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 13, 2018 – The Italian government has governed by decree how the problems should be alleviated and solved following...
Italy’s Grimaldi Lines to launch Porto Torres-Genoa ro-ro line on Oct 14
Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – Italian company Grimaldi Lines has received approval for the launch of a Ro-Ro shipping line...
Genoa port sees reduced September performance
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – Genoa port registered revenue down 20-25% in the month of September 2018, following the August collapse of...
Italy aims to recover normal traffic at Genoa port in March 2019
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – Italy’s government estimates that the normal traffic of cargo to and from Genoa port can recover in...
Minister Toninelli in Genoa for talks with the European Commissioner Bulc
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Danilo Toninelli, and the European Commissioner for Transport,...
Genoa port hosts blockchain event
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...
Italy’s ports lag behind in economic growth generation
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – The total cargo traffic of ports in the Mediterranean region rose by 500% in the last 20 years, whereas the...
Railway lines to Genoa port resume following bridge collapse in August
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – Today, rail traffic will resume on two of the three lines suspended since August 14, following the...
Noise environment project starts in Ligurian ports
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – With the acronym ‘Rumble’, which stands for noise reduction in large port cities, a new project...
Egypt, Italy to study launch of Damietta-Genoa ro-ro line
Damietta, Egypt (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – Damietta Port Authority has participated in the Egyptian-Italian Dialogue Forum on Maritime Economy, which...